San Diego Story – Reviews and Views of theater, music, dance and art in San Diego

San
Diego
Story

Rafael Payare Conducts the San Diego Symphony in Salonen, Ravel, and Debussy at The Rady Shell

By Ken Herman | May 23, 2022 |

Saturday’s San Diego Symphony concert at The Rady Shell included Esa-Pekka Salonen’s 2010 “Nyx” as well as Impressionist icons by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.

Krishan Oberoi Returns to Conduct Sacra/Profana in Dominic Argento’s Cantata ‘Walden Pond’

By Ken Herman | May 21, 2022 |

Krishan Oberoi, founder and Principal Guest Conductor of the San Diego choral ensemble Sacra/Profana, returned to San Diego Friday to conduct Sacra/Profana in a striking concert of recent choral works at Christ Lutheran Church in Pacific Beach.

Art of Elan Closes Its 15th Season With An Arresting Program of Contemporary Chamber Music at SDMA

By Ken Herman | May 18, 2022 |

Art of Elan presented a program of contemporary chamber music at the San Diego Museum of Art on May 17, 2022.

Pianist Behzod Abduraimov’s Virtuoso Cyclone Strikes The Conrad

By Ken Herman | May 16, 2022 |

Pianist Behzod Abduraimov performed a virtuoso solo recital Sunday at The Conrad, the final offering of the La Jolla Music Society’s 2021—22 Piano Series.